Hurricane Helene's damage went far beyond economic losses. North Carolina reported 96 deaths from Helene, while several ...

A viral Facebook post highlights the substantial destruction western North Carolina sustained during Hurricane Helene last year. The post comes at a time when eyes are focused on the wildfires in Los ...

A viral Facebook post highlights the substantial destruction western North Carolina sustained during Hurricane Helene last year. The post comes at a time when eyes are focused on the wildfires in ...

An army of trucks finally descended on the state four months after it was battered by Hurricane Helene ... In its place, North Carolina power company Duke Energy installed a temporary substation ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – President Donald Trump's Jan. 24 visit to western North Carolina — his second since Hurricane Helene destroyed large swaths of the Southeast on Sept. 27 and his first visit ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires have ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell ...

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28 at the earliest in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the school's chancellor said in a social media post Tuesday. While the public university in western North Carolina’s largest city ...

North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...